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Displaying 9 of about 9 resultsOn September 18, 2011, Bhutan was hit by a 6.9 Richter scale earthquake that killed one person and injured 14 people. Houses, religious and cultural heritage monuments, and public buildings suffered the maximum and most visible damage in the earthquake: approximately 7,965 homes were affected, of which 345 were completely destroyed. Additionally, fifty…
This manual has been developed to support engineers responsible for the compliance inspection process related to the 2015 Nepal earthquake. The engineers will use this manual to provide advice and guidance to beneficiaries for the implementation of required repair and retrofitting strategies.
The repair and retrofitting strategies set forth in this ma…
This manual has been developed to support the engineers responsible for the compliance inspection process related to the reconstruction of housing affected by the 2015 Nepal earthquake. The engineers will use this manual to provide advice and guidance to households for the implementation of required repair and retrofitting strategies.
The repair and re…
Progress of the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action and recovery from tsunami and earthquake, 16 January 2007, International Conference Center, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
On January 16, the Experts Meeting was organized to verify the progress made in recovery efforts implemented in tsunami- and earthquake-hit regions and to come up with concrete m…
This report is the summary of a post disaster assessment of the areas most affected by the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami. The survey evaluates the damage caused, people's needs and goes on to describe what worked well concluding with key initial lessons learned. It was carried out by SEEDS Asia, OYO International Corporation and Kyoto Uni…
This Primer introduces engineering and development professionals to the basic steps in the process of planning and executing post-disaster seismic retrofit of housing projects funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). It is intended to provide USAID officers and host country officials with the steps, principles, and best…
ERRA’s health policy delineates guiding principles, guidelines and strategy for reconstruction in the earthquake-affected districts. The health component of Government’s ‘Build Back Better’ policy is based on the Humanitarian charter for minimum standards for health care, including the right to ‘health for all’ and respect of the dignity of the populati…
This detailed report analyzes El Salvador overall situation before the 2001 earthquake and assesses the effects of the disaster, specifically for the health services and for the salubrity of the environment. It also considers the management of the response and the main features of the recovery process, providing a list of lessons learned.
This publication provides expert advice and global best practices on ten identified 'burning' post-disaster recovery and reconstruction issues, in a time-bound manner. It covers a number of key sectors including: building seismic safety assessment, environmental and social assessment, and helping women and children to recover and build resilient communi…